Summary
Assertive Outreach Support & Intervention PractitionerReports To: GDAS Complex Needs Service ManagerGrade/ Salary £25,750 per annum (pay banding £25,750 to £27,750 )Location: Based in Penmaen House, Penmaen Industrial Estate, Pontllanfraith, Blackwood NP12 2DYHours: Full Time, 35 hours per week between 9am and 5pm where some weekend and evening workmay be required.Contract: Fixed term, until 31st March 2026 with a likely contract renewal GDAS are recruiting forrolesto join our AssertiveOutreach Team funded by the Housing Support Grant. The Assertive Outreach Team seeks to achieve the objectives set out in The Welsh Government’s Substance Use Delivery Plan.The AO team provides the support needed to prevent people with substance use and othercomplexities from becoming homeless, stabilising their housing situation, or helps potentially homeless people to find and keep accommodation. It supports vulnerablepeople to address multiple complex needs such as debt, employment, tenancy management, substance use violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violenceandmental health related issues.Support is person centred, aimed at supporting people to secure and maintain sustainable housing by addressing the mental health and substance misuse or other problems they face, helping to improve their health and well-being and/or helping them progress into, ornearer to, a job or training opportunity based on their specific circumstances.Job DescriptionClosing Date: 07/02/2025
